Hebei province opens first expressway section for intelligent connected vehicle tests

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On April 10, the Transport Department, Industrial and Information Technology Department, and Public Security Department of Hebei Province jointly announced the official opening of the G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway's Hebei section in Langfang city (Jingjintang Expressway’s Hebei section) for intelligent connected vehicle road testing and demonstration applications.

Ponytron autonomous truck on Jingjintang Expressway; photo credit: Pony.ai

Previously, the Beijing and Tianjin sections of the Jingjintang Expressway had already opened for intelligent connected vehicle testing. This marks the full opening of the first intelligent connected vehicle testing expressway across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

The Jingjintang Expressway is the first expressway in China to support inter-provincial cooperative autonomous vehicle testing. The G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway's Hebei section in Langfang is Hebei's first highway section for intelligent connected vehicle testing. Its opening signifies the full availability of the Jingjintang Expressway for intelligen connected vehicle testing and demonstration applications, pioneering the cross-regional application of autonomous driving vehicles in China.

The complete opening of the Jingjintang Expressway signifies the integration of logistics transportation, including highway freight service, making "door-to-door" autonomous driving transportation a reality. This will greatly promote the exploration of C-V2X technologies along highways and accelerate the development of China’s intelligent connected vehicle industry.